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The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
The Oil Curse How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
Author: Michael L. Ross
Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth--and how they can turn oil from a curse ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691159638
ISBN-10: 0691159637
Publication Date: 9/8/2013
Pages: 312
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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